The Crippling Effects of Obesity on Your Body
People who are considered to be obese drastically increase their risk of developing many serious medical conditions and diseases. Over thirty medical conditions have been directly linked to obesity. Below are some of the most common physically crippling effects of obesity on your body.
General Body Pain: Body pain is the most commonly reported problem among people with obesity. Excess body fat has been associated with many forms of joint related pain, as well as musculoskeletal pain. This type of pain often keeps individuals from wanting to move, which further promotes immobility. This leads to greater disabilities and more health complications. Foot and heel pain, also known as Sever’s Disease, is also common in obese people.
Lower Back Pain: Obesity plays a huge role in worsening back conditions. Simple back issues can be turned into chronic, recurring, or permanent conditions from the pressure of excess weight on the body. Those who carry excess weight around their midsections are at an especially high risk of developing lower back problems.
Increased Risk of Developing Gout: Obesity increases uric acid in the body and lowers the level of elimination of this compound. A build up of uric acid causes deposits to form in the joints and tissues, which can lead to the development of gout.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Scientific studies have found obesity to be a risk factor for carpal tunnel syndrome. These studies found that obese people were up to four times more likely to develop carpel tunnel syndrome than people who were of average weight. Another recent study of carpel tunnel patients found that seventy percent of those studied were in fact overweight.
Urinary Stress Incontinence: Excess weight, especially weight carried around the waist, puts a great deal of pressure on the bladder. This leads to an involuntary loss of urine, higher sense of urgency, and in some cases complete incontinence.
Sleep Apnea: Obesity, especially upper body obesity, is an extremely high risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea. Those who are obese have a twelve to thirty times greater incidence rate of developing sleep apnea than those who are of a more average weight. A study of patients who have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea found that between sixty and seventy percent were considered overweight or obese.
Other obesity related conditions include: lower extremity edema, cervical pain, anterior abdominal wall masses, musculoskeletal disease, abdominal hernias, hiatil hernias, infections from skin folds, heel spurs, acid reflux, dermatological conditions, skin damage, and depression.
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